Guardant Health (GH) Valuation Check After Strong Q3 Update, Bullish Analyst Targets and Capital Raises

The spotlight on Guardant Health (GH) really brightened after its third quarter update, which paired strong revenue growth with upbeat analyst commentary and fresh capital raises that underline management’s confidence in funding the next leg of expansion.

See our latest analysis for Guardant Health.

Those upbeat third quarter numbers and capital raises have landed against a backdrop of powerful momentum, with Guardant Health’s 90 day share price return of nearly 70 percent and a 1 year total shareholder return of around 177 percent, even though the stock has recently pulled back about 6 percent over the past week.

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With the stock up more than 170 percent over the past year and trading just above consensus targets, yet still at a steep discount to some intrinsic value estimates, is Guardant Health a genuine buying opportunity or is the market already pricing in its future growth?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 3.1% Overvalued

With Guardant Health last closing at $102.02 against a most popular narrative fair value of $99, the story hinges on aggressive growth translating into premium earnings multiples.

In order for you to agree with the analyst's consensus, you would need to believe that by 2028, revenues will be $1.5 billion, earnings will be $82.1 million, and it would be trading on a PE ratio of 116.4x, assuming you use a discount rate of 6.8 percent.

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Result: Fair Value of $99 (OVERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, execution risks around payer coverage for Shield and ongoing cash burn mean that delays or setbacks could quickly undermine today’s premium growth narrative.

Find out about the key risks to this Guardant Health narrative.

Another Lens On Value

While the popular narrative leans toward modest overvaluation, our DCF model suggests something different. It indicates that Guardant Health’s shares are trading at roughly a 58 percent discount to an intrinsic value of about $242. If that gap narrows, who will be left on the sidelines?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

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Build Your Own Guardant Health Narrative

If you would rather dig into the numbers yourself and challenge these assumptions, you can quickly craft a personalized view in just a few minutes: Do it your way.

A great starting point for your Guardant Health research is our analysis highlighting 2 key rewards and 3 important warning signs that could impact your investment decision.

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